Reel for dress-facings



(No Model.)

H. B. MOORE. REEL EOE DRESS EAGINGS, RIBBONS, dw. No. 588,162. l Patented Aug. 17,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER B. MOORF, OF OHILLIOOTHE, HISSOURI.

REEL FOR DRESS-FACINGS, RIBBONS, 84C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,162, dated August 17, 1897. Application filed March 25, 1897. Serial No.' 629,278. (No model.)

ToaZZ whom it may concern/2 Be it known that 1, HOHER B. MOORE, of the city of Chillicothe, Livingston county, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels for Dress- Facings, Ribbons, dsc., of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to reels for dress-facings, ribbons7 braids, and the like; and it consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed. y

Figure 1 isafront elevation of myimproved reel with the dress-facin gs,ribbons,and braids mounted upon the reel in position to be sold. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the lines-2 2 of Figs. 1 and 3 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the rear side of the cross-bar shown in Fig. 1, parts being broken away to economize space. Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the construction shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View taken approximately on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

In the construction of my improved reel the timbers 6 and 7 are placed in horizontal parallel positions and suitable distances apart. The lower ends of the posts 8 and 9 are bifurcated to receive the central portions of said timbers 6 and 7, and said posts extend upwardly in vertical parallel positions, and the upper ends of said posts are connected by the cross-bar 10.

The arms 11 extend downwardly from the cross-bar 10 in parallel positions and suitable distances apart,and the spindles 12 are formed upon or attached to the lower ends of said arms 11. The spools 13 of dress-facing, ribbon, braid, or the like are rotatably mounted upon the spindles 12. 'I he arms 11 are attached to the cross-bar 10 in such a way that the lower or free ends of said arms will swing backwardly and will not swing forwardly from a vertical position.

In Figs. 2 and 3 I show one construction suitable for connecting the arms 11 to the cross-bar 10. The cross-bar 10 is divided on a vertical longitudinal line into the front piece 14 and the rear piece 15, and a bore 16 is formed from end to end through said crosspiece and upon the line of its axial center. The transverse slots 17 are formed in the cross-bar 10 and communicate with the bore 16, the larger part of each of said slots being formed in the rear piece 15 of the cross-bar, as shown in Fig. 2, said slots 17 being of such a length that they will allow the arms l1 to swing from a vertical position backwardly to a horizontal position. The spindles 18 are formed upon or attached to the upper ends of the arms 11, and before placing the portions 14 and 15 of the cross-bar together the arms 11 are placed in position with the spindles 18 in the bore 16 and the upper ends of the arms 11 in the slots 17. The two portions of the cross bar are then glued or fastened together in any suitable way, and their ends are secured to the upper ends of the posts 8 and 9.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I show a modification of the construction shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The shaft 19 is substitut-ed for the cross-bar 10, and the annular recesses 2O are formed in said shaft, and the bearings 21, attached to or formed upon the upper ends of the arms 11, encircle the shaft 19 in the recesses 20. The bar 22 is placed under the shaft 19 and attached securely in position in front of the arms 11, thus forming a stop to prevent the free ends of said arms swinging forwardly from a vertical position. The spindles 12 may be of various lengths, as required, to accommodate ribbon, braid, or facing of different widths, and one or more of the spindles 12 may be attached to each of the arms 11, as required, io accommodate spools of different diameters.

Heretofore it has been the practice to mount spools of ribbon and the like upon the shaft side by side, but such construction was objectionable for several reasons. In order to change one spool, it was necessary to manipulate the shaft and the entire stock of ribbon and the like carried by the shaft, and then when a spool was being 4operated to unwind it would operate the next adjoining spools by frictional contact and thus unwind goods which were not at the time desired.

In a reel of my improved construction when it is desired to remove a spool and place another spool upon the reel the arm carrying IOO the spool to be removed is swung;` backwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and that spool may be readily removed from the spindle and another one placed upon the spindle without disturbing any of the other spools. Then when the spool is being` operated to unwind it is not in contact with any of the other spools, and consequently goods will be un- Wound only from the spool desired.

I Claim- A reel for dress-faeings and the like, consisting of a horizontal bar, arms pivotally attached to said bar and depending downwardly in parallel planes, stops upon said bar to prevent said arms swinging forwardly and leav- I5 ing the arms free to swing backwardly, and spindles projecting horizontally from said arms in lines at right angles to the path of travel of said arms, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature 2o in presence of two Witnesses.

HOMER B. MOORE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. LONGAN, J. W. lNIooRE. 

